Over the last few weeks there have been multiple confirmations that God was desiring for me to fast. With my wife away, my first thought was picking Something that would be easy for me to do, followed by the Holy Spirit’s infused conviction of picking something that is truly denying myself. In hindsight, in the […]
David has rightly understood that the LORD is faithful and will make known to him the path of life and salvation that is found in His provision; the coming Messiah. With the fulfillment of Jesus’ suffering, death, and resurrection, comes access to our God. We can enter the presence of our King and […]
How quickly our emotions can shift. An anxious thought is like lighting a whole pack of firecrackers on the Fourth of July. The overwhelming noise can consume us. Anxiety; however, is no match for the peace and joy God has for us in Christ. In the midst of the greatest turmoil, thoughts of Him […]
How can we look to the cross and the events leading up to it and come to the conclusion that Jesus was weak? What He endured was more pain than most of us will experience In a lifetime. Not to mention the heartbreak he felt over His people and above all the separation from His […]
Wow! What a powerful verse! So many times we can live in turmoil and anxiety simply because our focus and trust is incorrectly placed. Ccc Furthermore we can miss the very presence of God during these situations and trials. Not only by thinking on the excellent things of God and practicing them will we […]
This passage is sandwiched between the teaching points of discipline and forgiveness. There is a reality that when people are together sin will happen and forgiveness will be required. For we have been instructed that we need to bear with one another, implying that it will take work to live together. As in […]
I’m convinced that the greatest temptation in the Christian life is to not trust in the provision of God. God continues to remind us that He is our provider. If we journey back to the garden for a moment, we find the fall was the result of not trusting in God’s provision. Adam and Eve let the seed […]